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Nordzucker Ag, Werk Klein Wanzleben — Germany

Food & Beverage in Germany. Approximate location 52.07424, 11.38519.

Food & BeverageGermanyCO₂ estimate (modelled)

Nordzucker Ag, Werk Klein Wanzleben is a food & beverage plant in Germany. Its listed capacity is 3,294,780,408 USD. Food & beverage plants use boilers, cookers, pasteurisers and dryers that run continuously. By capacity it ranks #9 among 11 food & beverage plants in Germany. It emits about 107,876 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.10% of the CO₂e from the 118 facilities in Germany that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.

107,876t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#101CO₂ rank in Germany

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38480488.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityNordzucker Ag, Werk Klein Wanzleben Climate TRACE
CountryGermany Climate TRACE
Coordinates52.07424, 11.38519 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorfood-beverage-tobacco Climate TRACE
Reported capacity3,294,780,408 USD Climate TRACE
Modelled CO₂e107,876 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

Germany rank#101 of 118 · top 85.6% calculated
Global food-beverage-tobacco rank#114 of 560 · top 20.4% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Owner / operatorNot available not in dataset
Fuel typeNot available not in dataset
Thermal capacity (MW)Not available not in dataset

Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.

Similar facilities by modelled emissions

Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.

Operating power plants within 50 km

PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.

In context: how this facility compares

At 3,294,780,408 USD, Nordzucker Ag, Werk Klein Wanzleben is around the median food & beverage plant in Germany (3,756,665,512 USD). Subsector: food-beverage-tobacco. As food & beverage plant, it requires high process heat (typically 80–200°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Food & beverage plants use boilers, cookers, pasteurisers and dryers that run continuously.

Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.

What 107,876 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

2.0kmillion cubic feet of natural gas burned
22khomes' electricity use for a year
108kacres of US forest absorbing CO₂ for a year

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions

At its reported 108k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Nordzucker Ag, Werk Klein Wanzleben carries €9.2M/yr of carbon at the full EU ETS price (€85/t CO₂). Free allocation phases out to 2034 (Reg. (EU) 2023/956), so today's bill is lower and rising toward this full-price figure.

108k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€9.2M/yrcarbon value · full EU ETS price

Carbon price: EU ETS €85/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.

Local climate

Nordzucker Ag, Werk Klein Wanzleben sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 52.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
25/100environmental-severity index
17.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
306 kmdistance to coast
LowCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1410 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby sites

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Location

Coordinates 52.07424, 11.38519. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Nordzucker Ag, Werk Klein Wanzleben?

Nordzucker Ag, Werk Klein Wanzleben is a food & beverage plant in Germany. Food & beverage plants use boilers, cookers, pasteurisers and dryers that run continuously.

How much CO₂ does Nordzucker Ag, Werk Klein Wanzleben emit?

The page uses about 107,876 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #101 among facilities in Germany by estimated CO₂.

Where is Nordzucker Ag, Werk Klein Wanzleben located?

Nordzucker Ag, Werk Klein Wanzleben is in Germany at approximately 52.07424, 11.38519.

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